Exercising device



y 1930. w. c. MILLS 1,771,965

EXERQISING DEVICE Filed March 30, 1928 10 is v .917 Z13 l 13 9 l0 l3; AI 1 7 I l0 l0 7 .9

20 20 I13 I Z0 Z1 7 l g I 0' 1 1| Walficpamzls Patented. July 29, 1930PATEN OFFICE WALTER CECIL MILLS, F WABASI-I, INDIANA EXERGISING DEVICEApplication filed March 30, 1928. Serial No. 266,022.

This invention has reference to an exercising device, and moreparticularly an exercising device in the form of a swing. I

The primary objectof the invention is to provide an exercising deviceincluding laterally and upwardly extended arms for supporting theswings, the arms being so constructed that they may be used ashorizontal bars for exercising purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide supporting bars havingupwardly extended end portions acting as stops to prevent the hangerssecured thereto, from displacement longitudinally of the bars.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de-20 scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view on an en- 30 larged scale, illustratingone of the hangers.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a standard orupright 5 which is anchored in the surface on which the exercisingdevice is supported.

At the upper endofthe standard 5, is a head 6 mounted for rotarymovement. Extending laterally and upwardly from the head 6,.

are arms 7, each of which includes a horizon tal section 8 terminatingin an upwardly extendedend portion 9, which are supplied with caps 10.

Connected with the arms 7 ,are bars 11 that cross each other at pointsintermediate theends thereof, where they are secured as at 12 as so thatoutward movement of the arms under I the strain of weight on the swings,to be here- 6 and arms supported thereby,

and a lower section 15, the sections 14: and 15 having openings toaccommodate the bolts 16 so that the sections may be moved into clampingrelation with the arms to secure them against movement.

Forming a part of each lower section 15 are depending ears 17 which areapertured to receive the bolt 18, on which the end link 20 of the chain21, associated therewith is piv otally mounted. Thus it' will be seenthat due to this construction, the chains 21 which support the seats 22,will have a free swinging movement.

As shown by Figure 1, the outer hanger of each swing is supported, orpositioned at a point adjacent to the upwardly extended end portion 9 ofthe arm on which the swing is supported, with the resultthat the upwardly extended end portions 9 of'the arms provide stops to prevent outwardmovement of the hangers, thereby insuring against the hangers workingoff of the arms.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that T due to this constructionpersons may seat themselves on the seats 22, and that by push- 7'5 ingon the ground surface may cause the head to revolve.

I claim: An exercising device comprising a supporting post, a headmounted on the upper end of the post, arms extending upwardly from thehead, said armshaving horizontal sections terminating in upwardlysloping ends, pairs of circular clips positioned on the horizontalportions of the arms, each clip having a pair of integral dependingears, a I bolt connecting the ears of each pair, swings embodying chainshaving their end links positioned on the bolts, and disposed between theears, andhorizontal'bars connecting the arms. I I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

WALTER CECIL MILLS.

inafter more fully described, will be pre- 7 vented.

Mounted on each 50 each of which includes an upper section 14 arm arethe'hangers 13,

